Community of Readers, sponsored by Leatherby Libraries, is the summer reading program for Chapman University.

Monday, June 29, 2009

This Year You Write Your Novel by Walter Mosley

Walter Mosley, author of Devil in a Blue Dress, offers a short, accessible book about how to get your novel from idea to completed manuscript. I'm not convinced that this guide is realistic for people with full-time jobs or children to raise, but he's probably right that a novel doesn't get finished until you prioritize the writing of it. As a poet, I like that he says, "the discipline in poetry is the most demanding" and recommends that fiction writers take poetry workshops.

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About Community of Readers

established in 2007 by the Leatherby Libraries, is the summer reading program for Chapman University. Reviewers give books one of four ratings: Highly Recommended, Recommended, Somewhat Recommended, or Not Recommended. Information about the program is available on the Community of Readers pages.